Brush-holder.



S. B. SPAFFORD. BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 7, 1911.

1,058,203. Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, oniuon.

STANLEY E. STAFFORD, F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR FULLER, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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BRUSH-HOLDER;

Specification of letters Patent.

- Application filed August 7, 1911.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913. Serial No. 642,729.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY E. SPAF- FORD a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Hartford, in the cdunty of Hart ford and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and Improved Brush-Holder, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to the class of devices emplo ed for removably securing a brush to a handle and the objects of my invention are to provide a device of this class that shall securely hold the brush in place, and one by the use of which a brush may be quickly secured in place or readily removed thereom. One form of device embodying my invention, and in the use of which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my. improved brush holder, showing a brush se cured in place, the brush being partially broken away. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the holder in a plane at right; angles. to that of Fig. 1, and with the. brush cut away.

Fig. 3 is a detail view in central lengthwise section through the holder. I

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 5 denotes a handle of'any'usual form and construction andto which the holder is secured inany suitable manner, the securing means in the device shown herein including a ferrule 6'to which the holder proper is secured. This holder is composed of a base including a bottom 7, in the preferred form of construction and as shown herein this bein integrally formed with the ferrule 6, and having side parts 8 upturned from the bottom of the-base in a plane substantially at right angles thereto, this leaving a struc-. ture open at what may be termed the top. Openings 9 are formed through the sides of the base and the bottom is corru ated providing grooves 10 extending engthwise algng the bottom and located adjacent to the si es 8.

A holding plate 11 provided with cars 12 is pivotally secured between the sides 8 by -means of ivots 13 extending through the ally supported by a sliding collar 16, which collar encircles the holder and is readily slidable thereon.

The numeral 18 denotes a brush base composed of twisted strands of wire within which the brush proper -17, composed of any suitable material, is secured, the base in a common form of construction being a continuous piece (broken away at the center in Fig. 1), and having free ends 19. In' the form of construction herein shown these.

ends are bent at substantially right angles to the adjacent portion of the base, these ends restin in the grooves 10 in the base and under ying the plate 11, which is closed down upon the ends to hold them in place.- The holding lever 14 being pressed down to position as shown in Fig. 3 presses against the plate and secures it in' place to hold the ends of the brush. It will be noted that the lip 21 of this holding lever is so located with respect to the pivot 20 that the outward pressure of the holding plate tends to force the lever down to its holding position.

A stop 20 is located on one of the side parts 8, and serves to the action of the clamping .lever'l l.

WhileI have shown and described herein a preferred form of construction of my improved holder this may be varied to a greater osition the support 16 in a location to obtain the best results inor lesser extent without departing from the spirit and intent of the invention, and I do not therefore limit myself to the exact construction herein shown and described.

I claim 1.,A holder including a base having upturned side parts provided with oppositely disposed notches adaptedto receive a brush base, a holder plate pivotally mounted in said base, and a holding lever pivotally supported by the base to retain the holding plate in clamping engagement with the brush base.

2. A brush holder including a holder base having means to receive the ends of a brush base, a holding plate pivotally secured to the holder base, a support mounted to slide lengthwise along said holder base, and a holding lever pivotally mounted on said support and arranged to retain said holding plate in its closed position.

3. A holder including a base having upturned side parts provided with oppositely disposed notches adapted'to receive a brush ing plate will force the lever against said base,ba holder plate pivotglly rlnaurited in plate to retain it in place. said ase a support mounte to si e engt wise alollg the base, and a holding lever EY v SPAFFO'RD' 5 pivotally mounted on said support, said Witnesses:

lever having a lip s0 located with respect to ARTHUR B. JENKINS, its pivot that outward pressure on the hold- EVA L. STOUGHTON. 

